Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-22
CATARRH.


consequences.
The most prominent and characteristic
feature is a morbid discharge from the
head, varying In its nature at different
In some there is On almost constant flow
of clear. acrid fluid, but oftener an offensive.
purulento or muco-purulent, greenish-yellow
matter is seCreted, which accumulates In
the nostrils or drops into the throat, neces.
stating its frequent removal by blowing the
nose or expectoration, and often by both
processes. Sometimes patients feel as
though their whole head was in a state OF
rottenness, so great Is the amount of matter
discharged and SO fetid Is its odor. The
patient is greatly annoyed by the constant
ter from the head and as recumbent posi-
tion naturally favors the flow downward,
his rest is frequently disturbed from this
cause, Many, sufferers are obliged to lie
with the head very much elevated in order
| to sleep with some degree of comfort.
In others tough. viscid and offensive
phlegm collects behind and above the soft
palate, in the passage between the throat
and head, adhearing to the parts with glu-
ish tenacity. Its lodgment embarrasses
respiration and creates sens .tion of irri
tation and uneasiness in the affected local
| ity, which gives rise to constant and al
most irresists BILE desire to relieve the dis.
| comfort by drawing the mucus into the
throat so as to eject It by the m ,uth. This
Is characteristic Of catarrh, and proves as
| embarrassing to the one affected as it Is
| disagreeable to those around him.
Again, the offensive matter hardens and
! deposits itself on the membrane in the
| 81 ape of dry, hard concretions, which are
| discharged by way of the nostrils or throat
| in Jumps or fragments OF deep green tint.
In some cases these incrustatiu ms accumu-
| late to such in extent as to form regular
| plug in the nose, which obstructs breathing
| and produces serious discomfort. SO firm
| ly do these incrustatians adhere to the
| point of attachmenI that their removal
| " m Ianf of
not unfrequently I. ey have to be torn from
| the membrane Occasionally solid cast
OF notable size is expelled, on which there
are generally traces of olsod. but in some
cases the cast presents a tubular appear.
ance, being of exact shape of the nasal
cavity. This condition is indicative of ul-
ceration. which. in time. may astroy the
bony st ucture of the nose and produce
subsequent fiattening OF that organ.
| Gases are occasionally met with in which
thick, viscid, shiny secretion coats the
mem brane OF the nssal cavities and then
putrifes, giving rise to a stencil which is
| really overpowering and sufficiently fetid to
peison the atmosphere of a whole room;
and there are others in which all the secre-
ing an unpleasant feeling of dryhess, heat
and feverishness in the head and nose-a
condition popularly known as "Dry Ca.
tarrh.'.
cavities OF the bones OF the forehead and
face, giving rise to a distressing sensation
of h avy weight or compression over the
forehead, especially in the region above
and between the eyes, and 10 a feeling of
fulness, heat, irritati N, soreness or pain in
the nostrils near the root Of the nose, as
well as In the upper part OF the throat,
qnd beh1aa he soft palate some
particular part, as In the temple, on the top
of the head. at the back OF the neck, or be-
hind the orbids, and occasionally pain
manifests itself in the face of so severe a
neuralgia.
The breath is always tainted and at times
assumes an exceeding fetid and sickening
odor. In some cases 1T becomes 80 revolt
ingly offensive as to render the sufferer an
object OF disgust to himself as well as to
| others.
The nasal membrane is thickened and
congested, causing the nose to be stopped
up, sometimes on one side, sometime on the
other, and often on both, giving rise to
uisagreeable. stuffy sen ,ation in the head,
and occasioning violent and prolonged
paroxyems of AneeZing.
The voice Is weak. iudistinct and husky
| or of a nasal charac er. di playing a sort Of
snitfiDg quality. Oftentimes there is a CEN
is also sense of irritation in the throat
| and frequent attempts to clear the parts of
phlegm, producing the sound hem" more
| or less forcibly. In some cases patients
| complain OF an uncomfortable feeling of
l fullness, or choky ensation in the throat,
and in others OF a distressing and almost
| constant dryness, for the temporary relief
of which they have to swallow frequently.
Others, again, speak of a constant bad or
| nauseOUs taste in the mouth or throat.
The stomach generally suffers mole or
| less aud becomes weak and irritable; the
appetite is caplicious and nearly always
suid, unable to perform mental or physical
labor with the usual facility, Is nervous, de
pressed in spirits, at times fearful. tim d,
|
nent impairment seriously threatened.
| The mucous membrane soon becomes
mOrbidly sensitive to unfavorable indu
ences. aud ia spite of the utmost care be.
comes affected from the slightest causes, SO
that at last a breath of wind upon the lining
| of the no.e or throat becomes productive OF
cold, .snd gives rise to serious disturb
ances OF the respiratory organs. Thus the
patient is subject to frequent and repeated
colds, each attack aggfavating the disease
! by giving it new impulse and involving a
In this manner the difficulty spreads from
organ to organ, invading the throat, larnyx
trachea and bronchial tubes, until, en-
croaching further and further. it reaches
the finer ramifcations of the brOnchi, when
but slight impulse is required to send II
to the lungs. Caterrh may, and often does
affect other organs in the body. especially
those containing mucous membrane, sucE
as the stomach, bowels, kidneys, etc.
By the employment of proper inhalation
in the form of medicated vapor (npt steam,
or spray we are able to produce immediat.
and direct action upon the diseased surface
in the pharynx and nassl passages, for al
will find its way into the most remote and
intricate cavities, where 1t is utterly impos-
sible to make fluid applications By these
meaus every case can be cured.
OZENA.
Ozena is the professional or technical
name given to an advanced form of catarrh
in which liberation has eaten through the
membrane lining of the nose to the carti-
lage of the bone. Anv case of catarrh may
end in czena, but it most frequently occurs
discharge takes place through the nostrils
or through the throat. and Is generally Of
yellowish or greenish yellow color, fire
quently tinged with blood and almost al
Language Of Dr.. Wood, of Philadelphia,
The disease is one of the most obdurate
and disagreeable which the physician has
to encounter. In bad cases the breath OF the
him from society and to render him an OBJ
ject OF disgust even to himself" In some
cases pieces OF bone become separated and
slough off, leaving deep, unhealthy ulcers.
tremeiy difficult to heal. After tznna has
continued some time the sense of smell
usually becomes impaired and often lost.
Deafness is one of its most common conse-
through the eustachian tubes to the internal
ear. Pains in the head and over the frontal
impairing memory. and even in.
sanity frequently spring from its extension
to the brain. The greatest danger, how
ever, because the most common, Is that 1t
will extend downward and affect the lungs.
Ia most cases OF pulmonary disease catarrh
Is present in some degree, and in many In
stances 1t causes a large share of the pa
.ients discomfort. -.
Besides these grave consequences. all OF
which are liable to sp'ing from scrofulous
,atarrh or oz9na, there are others which, II
ess dangerous, are sufficiently unpleasant.
If both sexes, by isolating them and pre-
renting their settlement In life. An often;
i've running from the nose. with foul
breath. is about as great q caiamiay % as CAL
honld ever think Of marrying while afiict-
ID with catarrh.
Those who visit Southern California. after
rying every known remedy. ana failing in
'btaining health through climatic changes